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However, few mediocre software engineers make 200k/yr. Most mediocre doctors do make >200k/yr.
by alexanderstears 9y ago
However, few mediocre software engineers make 200k/yr. Most mediocre doctors do make >200k/yr.
- priam 9y agoSoftware engineers aren't $200k+ in debt at 32 either. If you are an average salaried software engineer, you can accumulate more wealth than a doctor if you invest at recommended rates. The break even point is somewhere around 60-65 years of age.
- s0rce 9y agoReally, I'm curious care to share your calculations? What salaries are you using? What about cost of living?
- user5994461 9y agoA doctor can work in any city in the world, an engineers can work in less than 10 cities.
- TheCoelacanth 9y agoWhat a ludicrous statement. Pretty much any mid-size to large city has jobs for software engineers.
- s0rce 9y agoNot if you want to make $200k.
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- user5994461 9y agoMaybe I should have said "guaranteed employment for life" instead of just work. Irrelevant of the salary, most medium cities will only have a handful of tech roles available, at best. It's super hard to find and hold a job.
- alexanderstears 9y agoIt's more difficult to gain admission to veterinarian school than medical school (in America). Veterinarians pay about the same for their schooling (but they don't really have residencies) and vets make ~70k-80k/yr. If we think of a job's salary as a function of the talents used by the job and the cost of admission to the job, it's unclear why doctors and vets should earn substantially different amounts of money. But I agree that it's easier to accumulate wealth as a non-doctor than a doctor. Just treat the first couple years of your career like medical school and it shouldn't be too hard to crack 6 figures - if you live modestly outside a megaopolis, you can save 40k/yr and get a six figure headstart over a doctor.
- fjsolwmv 9y agoWhat's your cross-industry metric for defining "mediocre"?